OT: Old Cars

Lion's Roar

Lion's Roar

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I've been thinking about old classic cars today. I've been thinking about posting about it all day too, so here it is, 1am and I'm still thinking about old cars. Don't know why I'm off on a tangent. They do have something in common with khukuries, they were made with real steel at one time. ;)

Just wondering what was y'all's favorites. I love '66 and '67 Corvettes, old Chevy II Novas, 57 Chevies (turquoise and white) and, some of you might remember - old '40 Willies. These were all made before I was born (1969), but I grew up around classic cars and occasionally miss being around them.

How about those old hi-po 289 mustangs k cars and old '69 camaro's with DZ blocks?

Something about old cars reminds me of pocket knives and simpler times. :cool:

David
 
Lion's Roar said:
I've been thinking about old classic cars today.
They do have something in common with khukuries, they were made with real steel at one time. ;)

and, some of you might remember - old '40 Willies. These were all made before I was born (1969),

Something about old cars reminds me of pocket knives and simpler times. :cool:

David
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Dawi Uwinv, old is realitive. The only old one to me that you mentioned is the '40 Willys, correct spelling by the way.;)
I grew up with the '20's models being old and the '30s realitively new since I was born in 1940.
The Classic cars to me were the '30 and early '40s Packards, Chryslers and Cadillacs although I remember seeing a few odd ones like the Hupmobile, Pierce Arrow, Cord, and Auburn.

In my day the flathead ford was popular and a souped up car might have a Caddy V8 in it.
Then later on the Studilacs were popular as well as the Studipacks. The Studipack was of course a '53-'55 Studebaker with a big Packard engine swapped into it.
The nice thing was that the Packard and Studebaker engines would swap with no alterations needed as the mounts were the same.:D
And the '53-'55 Studebaker V8 wasn't no slouch either when it came to fast!
A sleeper car was the Studebaker Lark in '57 as they were smaller and boxier than the low slung earlier '50 models.
I remember seeing my first Edsel, nice cars with lots of modern features but of course they went over like a lead ballon.
When Chevy came out with their 265 ci V8 in '55 they were hot and kept getting hotter both in engines and looks until '58 when they dropped the ball in looks.:rolleyes:

You talk about the late '50s and '60s being made of *real steel* when all of us older farts were bemoaning the fact that they were made of tin and the old cars of the '40s being made of real steel.
Yup, cars aren't made like they used too be and I for one am really happy about that!
You could get killed in those old beaters doing 25 mph because they were made so solid. Todays cars are made to crumple although that's just been studied and implemented for the last few years.
And the engines in those old cars up to say early '50 models in some models didn't last as long as some of the engines being made today although there were exceptions to the rule.:D
My first car was a 1950 Hudson Pacemaker 6 and was originally sold to a Dr. He kept seat covers on it from day one and when I got it the interior was like new. I drove it and drove it hard for about a year and a half before I tore it up, had 186,000 miles on it.:eek:
I wish I owned it today!!!!:D
 
I like the late '30s and early '40s sedans. Studebaker cars are nice, I dont know much about the trucks though. My mom got me into willy's wagons.

I have a neightbor with an original '32 mg td and has a customers td that is less than 10 cars away from it in the assembly line.

'58 corvette is simply awesome. The coupe mustangs (the ones with a defined cab and trunk, not the cab that angles into the trunk) are very nice.

And something completly out of place that people are suprised that I even know about is the VW scirocco mk1. Similar to a british car in that you buy it with the expectation to work on it, even if it runs when you buy it.

I will say more when I wake up.

Oh and I was born in 1986 so up until this past model year almost everything made in my life has been crap JMHO.
 
Yvsa said:
I remember seeing my first Edsel, nice cars with lots of modern features but of course they went over like a lead ballon.!:D
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I also remember when these came out. A car review magazine said that they looked like "An Oldsmobile sucking a lemon." There were less favorable reviews.

I wanted a '57 Chev, but my father bought me my first car, a 1955 Buick Special. Four door automatic in green. We called it the "Green Gronker." I did'nt have much money but I managed to save up enough money to buy one "Moon Disk" hubcap. The one more. I put them both on one side of the car, back and front.

My second car WAS a '57 Chevvie. Floor shift, truck mufflers, 283 V8 with 4-barrel carb. Pinstriped. Went through three blown engines, 5 tranny rebuilds and lost my driver's license for a year. GOD what a car!

Had to get a serious job to support it, but it was worth it!

I have had other exotic cars, XKE Jag, AC Cobra (real one), DeLorean --- but the one I wish I still had was my first love, that '57 Chevvie, two door post, light blue. Ah well. Memory lane.

I was born in 1943. Learned to drive on our 1946 Farmall Cub tractor. Also long gone.

Ah well, I do love my Eldorado now. Most fun car I have owned in years
 
I like all the oldies. My first car was a 1930 Model A. Dad taught me to drive using our family car, a 1937 Pontiac -- I guess in 1943 or 44. War was on, gas and tires rationed and nothing available anywhere.
 
Oh man, don't know too much about cars from the '30's, but I remember a 30 something Chevy Cabriolet (?), it was a convertible, good looking vehicle.

I guess I'd be just as happy is my next vehicle were an old pickup truck.
One that you can actually work on instead of having to look under the hood dumbfounded. :)
 
I like "old" pre 1990 Air Cooled Porsches. Most new cars lack personality.
 
ahhh.....a thread right up my alley....:D :p


Currently own a 71 Nova and a 66 Slick (Ford F-100 stepside).

Hoping to buy a 72-86 Jag and put a chevy sb in it...:D

Wife wants a 40s Willys to "play" with....and I don't disagree with that, of course!


I'd also like a 59 mercedes coupe (or a 71-72 sedan)

Anything late 30s, early 40s...

70 Chevelle...

Chevy Nomad

the 73 "Open Road" Chevy G20 Van my parents owned for almost 30 years and then gave away to one of those kidney foundations without letting me now first...:( :mad: :grumpy: :(

the 67 Austin Healey my parents owned when I was born....I rode in the cubby behind the seats....ahh...the glory days....:rolleyes:

any ole-timey Chrysler New Yorker, Buick Special, Opel, Packard, Bentley, Rolls, Jeepster, Studebaker, Kharman Ghia....


And a very obscure Toyota Tercel/Corolla/(can't remember which) SR5 hatchback - late 1970s....lusted after that car in my late teens....kinda silly actually, but would love to have one just for fun.




Oh....oops....thought we were making Santa wish-lists....:o :footinmou
 
billand austin healey.jpg


For Dan. 1958 AH
 
:cool: I was born in 1936. When I was a senior in high school, I bought a red '41 Ford convertable. When I graduated college and got a steady job, I bought a baby blue MGA, loved that one! Later graduated to a '61 Austin Healy. Went overseas to work, and came back with a 64 E type Jag. Had to get rid of it and buy a "bigger" car when the family grew, so got a '69 Buick Riveria. I miss all of them, now I'm driving a Ford F150! My favorite American cars are the '55 Ford and Chevy hardtop convertibles in baby blue and white. :eek:
 
that is awesome! thanks for the pic, Bill. I asked my Dad to look around for a pic of his......he's diggin'.....if he finds it, I'll post it.

Anybody else got some pics of their rides?
(past or present....or future, for that matter :D)
 
Here's a couple of neat websites. One showing pix of the Hudson and the other with links to pix of Hudson, Nash, Kiaser/Frazer, Crosely and maybe more!

http://summerville-novascotia.com/AmericanMotors/

http://summerville-novascotia.com/AmericanMotors/Hudson1949-1957.html

The last Kiaser we had was a 1951 model. I still lust after the 1954 as well as the '48-'52 Hudson.
My '51 Hudson had a backseat that was huge! I customised the dash and to have a nice smooth beautiful woodgrain across the whole dash I removed the radio and mounted it in a box mounted on the back of the front seat. Still had more than ample room in the back for all sorts of activities.:cool: :eek: :o ;) ;)

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Got too looking around and noticed that most of the '48-'52 Hudsons have fender skirts. I just took it for granted when I first saw them that they would be there. Funny how you get used to something and it doesn't go away over the years.:D
 
Yvsa said:
Funny how you get used to something and it doesn't go away over the years.
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Unlike the rain gutters on my 71 Nova....something I had never thought about before. Darn that aerodynamics research.......:mad:

Shame that you can't get chrome on a car anymore....:(....used to be everywhere....
 
You may not be able to get chrome on your car anymore but you sure can get plastic. :D

Actually I'm sure you could get it custom done if you wanted to put much money into the car.

One of the things I swore to myself before I got the scirocco was that I would not say "Will I get my money back from this?" The answer is going to be yes. If I get any reasonably amount of enjoyment from doing work on my car then the investment is considered returned.
 
that's a great pic.....


Guess that cat's not goin' anywhere anytime soon....


:D :p
 
I was born in '71. I drive a '65 VW Baja Bug. My wife owns a '65 Plymouth Valiant (not running :( ). It took me two years to get the bug road worthy and I'm not so sure I want to spend another two under the Valiant. It needs a LOT of work, body work, front end, rear end, interior, engine. There are better project cars than this one. But we got our $1500 worth, drove it as a beater for 4+ years. My dream car is a '73 XBGT, the Interceptor from Mad Max. I am NOT part of the lowered Honda crowd.

Frank
 
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